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Estimated blood pressure trajectories and hypertension patterns among pregnant women living with HIV, Haiti, 2007–2017

The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, 2022
Hypertension in pregnancy is a key driver of mortality and morbidity among Haitian women. HIV infection and treatment may worsen hypertension and increase cardiovascular disease risk.
Olga Tymejczyk, Marie Marcelle Deschamps, Vanessa Rouzier, Margaret L. McNairy, Robert N. Peck, Line Malha, Youry Macius, Daniel W. Fitzgerald, Jean W. Pape, Denis Nash   +9 more
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High Dietary Sodium, Measured Using Spot Urine Samples, is Associated with Higher Blood Pressure among Young Adults in Haiti

Global Heart, 2023
Background: Hypertension (HTN) is the leading cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factor in Haiti and is likely driven by poverty-related social and dietary factors.
Adrienne Clermont, Vanessa Rouzier, Jean Lookens Pierre, Rodney Sufra, Eliezer Dade, Fabyola Preval, Stephano St-Preux, Marie Marcelle Deschamps, Alexandra Apollon, Kathryn Dupnik, Miranda Metz, Yanique Duffus, Shalom Sabwa, Lily D. Yan, Myung Hee Lee, Lawrence G. Palmer, Linda M. Gerber, Mark S. Pecker, Samuel J. Mann, Monika M. Safford, Daniel W. Fitzgerald, Jean W. Pape, Margaret L. McNairy   +22 more
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Disseminated fatal Talaromyces (Penicillium) marneffei infection in a returning HIV-infected traveller

Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine, 2014
We report a case of disseminated fatal Talaromyces (Penicillium) marneffei infection in an HIV-infected, antiretroviral treatment-experienced South African woman who had travelled to mainland China.
N. P. Govender, R. E. Magobo, M. du Plooy, C. Corcoran, T. G. Zulu   +4 more
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The impact of location privacy on opportunistic networks [PDF]

, 2011
Opportunistic networking involves forwarding messages between proximate users, who may or may not know one another. This assumes that users are willing to forward messages to each other. This assumption may not hold if users are concerned about using the
Parris, Iain, Henderson, Tristan, Iain Parris, Tristan Henderson   +3 more
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Two echinocandin-resistant Candida glabrata FKS mutants from South Africa

Medical Mycology Case Reports, 2016
Echinocandins are recommended as first-line agents to treat invasive infections caused by Candida glabrata since this organism is inherently less susceptible to azoles. However, resistance to echinocandins has been described in C.
Serisha D. Naicker, Rindidzani E. Magobo, Thokozile G. Zulu, Tsidiso G. Maphanga, Nkosinathi Luthuli, Warren Lowman, Nelesh P. Govender   +6 more
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Gastrointestinal microbiota composition predicts peripheral inflammatory state during treatment of human tuberculosis

Nature Communications, 2021
Antibiotic therapy can lead to pathogen clearance, but also to alterations in the gut microbiota and systemic immune responses. Here, the authors analyze data from patients with tuberculosis and healthy subjects to show that pathogen clearance and gut ...
Matthew F. Wipperman, Shakti K. Bhattarai, Charles Kyriakos Vorkas, Venkata Suhas Maringati, Ying Taur, Laurent Mathurin, Katherine McAulay, Stalz Charles Vilbrun, Daphie Francois, James Bean, Kathleen F. Walsh, Carl Nathan, Daniel W. Fitzgerald, Michael S. Glickman, Vanni Bucci   +14 more
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Retrospective analysis of outcomes in the programme of fast-tracking of antiretroviral therapy for patients admitted to a palliative care centre after diagnosis of opportunistic infections [PDF]

, 2010
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 60-64).Although national guidelines in South Africa recommend starting antiretroviral therapy (ART) mainly to outpatients with WHO stage four disease and/or CD4 count of 200 cells/uL, immediate ART initiation ...
Edwin, Christina
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Retention in Care among Patients with Early HIV Disease in Haiti

Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care, 2017
In September 2015, the World Health Organization updated their guidelines to recommend antiretroviral therapy (ART) for all people living with HIV. Countries are now in the process of implementing strategies to provide universal HIV treatment.
Kelly A. Hennessey BS, Taina Dadaille Leger MD, Vanessa R. Rivera BS, Adias Marcelin BS, Margaret L. McNairy MD, Colette Guiteau MD, Jessy G. Devieux PhD, Yvel Marcelin BS, Benedict Charles BS, Pierre-Yves Cremieux PhD, Serena P. Koenig, Jean W. Pape   +11 more
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Profile of Opportunistic Infections among HIV Patients Prior to Start of ART in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Rajasthan

RUHS Journal of Health Sciences, 2023
Introduction: HIV infection is a global pandemic causing immunodeficiency resulting in various opportunistic infections among patients suffering from HIV infection.
Sirohi , Akhil Gupta , Shalini Gupta
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The human gut microbiome across the life course

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Despite significant individual variation and continuous change throughout life, the human gut microbiome follows some life stage‐specific trends. This article provides a brief overview of how gut microbiome composition shifts across different phases of life. Created in BioRender. Özkurt, E. (2026) https://BioRender.com/8q4nrnc.
Alise J. Ponsero, Basak Bahcivanci, Antonietta Hayhoe, Animesh Acharjee, Ezgi Özkurt   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source